Troglodyte (Cave Man)

"Troglodyte (Cave Man)", originally released as "Troglodite",[1] is a 1972 funk song by The Jimmy Castor Bunch. In the USA, it peaked at No. 4 on the R&B charts and No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard ranked it as the No. 80 song for 1972. The song, especially the intro "What we're gonna do right here is go back, way back, back into time", has been heavily sampled in hip-hop music and dance music.[2][3][4][5]

"Troglodyte (Cave Man)"
single cover artwork
Single by Jimmy Castor Bunch
from the album It's Just Begun
B-side"I Promise to Remember"
Released1972
Format7" single
GenreFunk
Length3:36
3:22 (7" version)
LabelRCA
Alternative cover
Alternate single artwork, as released in Germany. Derivative of It's Just Begun's artwork.

A character introduced in the song, Bertha Butt ("one of the Butt Sisters"), was featured in many later Castor Bunch songs, including "The Bertha Butt Boogie" (1975).

The song sold over half-a-million copies, and has been certified gold by the RIAA.[6] It charted even better in Canada, where it got to No. 1 on the singles chart for two weeks.[7]

Samples

The following songs have sampled some part of "Troglodyte":

SongArtistYear
"Convention 72"The Delegates1972
"Way Way Back"[8]Kool Moe Dee1987
"Weekend"The Todd Terry Project1988
"Top Billin' (Clark Kent Super Mix)"[9]Audio Two1988
"Gangsta Gangsta"[10]N.W.A1988
"Kisses On The Wind"Neneh Cherry1989
"Lesson 4"DJ Shadow1991
"The Dayz of Wayback"N.W.A1991
"Fire & Earth (100% Natural)"[11]X-Clan1992
"Strange Illusions"The Dreamteam1994
"When Doves Cry"[12]Ginuwine1996
"Don't Leave Me"Blackstreet1996
"Ready to Brain Bash"Omar Santana1997
"In the Air Tonight"[13]Lil' Kim feat. Phil Collins2001
"Behind the Scenes"Moodorama2005
"Back in the Day"[14]Christina Aguilera2006
"Into The Groove 2008"[15]Madonna2008
"Raveopolis"Mayhem2011
"Jerry's Liquor Store"[16]Tom Flynn2012
"Troglodytes"[17]Julio Bashmore2012
"Drawing Straws"Netsky2012
"Love Of My Life"[18]Angel Haze2012
"The Way"[19]Ariana Grande feat. Mac Miller2013
"Bom"Pogo2016

References
  1. "Jimmy Castor Bunch". 45rpms.com. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  2. "The Jimmy Castor Bunch Music Sampled by Others". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  3. "Samples of Troglodyte (Cave Man) by The Jimmy Castor Bunch on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  4. "Remembering Jimmy Castor, the funk legend behind 'Troglodyte'". LA Times Blogs - Pop & Hiss. 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  5. Martin, Douglas (2012-01-17). "Jimmy Castor, Musician Who Mastered Many Genres, Dies at 71". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  6. RIAA - TROGLODYTE June 30, 1972 Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. "RPM100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. 15 July 1972. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. "Kool Moe Dee's 'Way Way Back' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  9. "Audio Two's 'Top Billin' (Clark Kent Super Mix)' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  10. "N.W.A's 'Gangsta Gangsta' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  11. "X-Clan's 'Fire & Earth (100% Natural)' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  12. "Ginuwine's 'When Doves Cry' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  13. "Lil' Kim feat. Phil Collins's 'In the Air Tonite' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  14. "Christina Aguilera's 'Back in the Day' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  15. "Madonna's 'Into the Groove 2008' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  16. "Tom Flynn's 'Jerry's Liquor Store' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  17. "Julio Bashmore's 'Troglodytes' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  18. "Angel Haze's 'Love of My Life' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  19. "Ariana Grande feat. Mac Miller's 'The Way' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
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